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Back to SearchHow Maryland Can Protect DC From Trump
Everyone knows about DC’s push for statehood, but the current crisis got us thinking about a question we asked a few months ago: Should DC rejoin Mar…
4 months, 1 week ago
National Guard Extension, House Interference, and No Phones Bar
We’re talking about Mayor Bowser and indefinite National Guard presence — and Congress’ coming attempts to write a bunch of laws to change the Distri…
4 months, 1 week ago
DC’s Most Underrated Arts Scene
You might not think of D.C. as a city with a thriving literary scene, but it is. Not only is the world-renowned National Book Festival happening here…
4 months, 1 week ago
How Trump is Censoring the Smithsonian
The fate of the Smithsonian is one of the biggest DC storylines of the year. A lot has happened since the last time reporter Manuel Roig-Franzia join…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Your Guide to September 2025 in DC
There’s been a lot going on in the city lately, but we aren’t letting that keep us from enjoying this city we love. So from new restaurants with bugs…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump's Death Penalty Push, Feds Take Union Station, and the Food Hall Fad
WAMU’s Alex Koma is here to talk about Trump, Bowser and the death penalty in DC, the federal government’s Union Station takeover, and the strange de…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Must-Hear Jazz in DC
To mark the start of Jazz Fest, we’re re-airing a conversation our co-hosts Michael Schaffer and Bridget Todd had about earlier this summer, where th…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Cashless Bail is Trump’s Latest DC Target
Earlier this week, President Trump signed new executive orders aimed at eliminating cashless bail in D.C. and requesting that officers bring people a…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump's 'Beautify DC' is Displacing People. Where Do They Go?
President Trump is clearing homeless encampments as part of his plan to make DC "more beautiful”. But he’s not alone – Mayor Muriel Bowser has also c…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Inside The New Policy That’s Completely Changing DC Schools
It is the first day of school for DCPS and also the start of a new bell-to-bell cell phone ban in schools — part of a trend around the country and ar…
4 months, 3 weeks ago